Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 17 :::: South Korea Sees Rise; Tokyo Cases Drop

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Coronavirus Global Updates, Feb 17 :::: South Korea Sees Rise; Tokyo Cases
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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update


COVID-19update: As at 16 February 2021, Zimbabwe had 35 315 confirmed cases,
including 30 979 recoveries and 1 414 deaths.

 





Auckland Lockdown Lifted; Taiwan-China Spat: Virus Update


China obstructed Taiwan's purchase of vaccines from BioNTech, Taiwan's
health minister said, according to a Central News Agency report. Japan began
its vaccination program, starting with a group of frontline health-care
workers, while South Africa is set to begin administering the Johnson &
Johnson vaccine to health workers.



New Zealand is ending a three-day lockdown in Auckland after authorities
expressed confidence that the latest community outbreak is contained.
Australia's Melbourne will also lift its five-day lockdown as planned,
though some restrictions on visitors to the home will remain.

South Korea reported 621 new cases, the most in six weeks. Coming after the
Lunar New Year holidays, officials said it was hard to judge whether it was
a temporary phenomenon or a resurgence of the virus.

South Africa to Start Johnson & Johnson Vaccines 
South Africa will
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/south-africa-begins-vacc
ine-rollout-after-j-j-shots-arrive> begin administering Johnson & Johnson's
Covid-19 vaccine to health workers on Wednesday, following the arrival of a
first consignment of the shots on Tuesday night.

"Health teams worked overnight to distribute the vaccines to most parts
throughout the country," South African Medical Research Council Chief
Executive Officer Glenda Gray said in an interview with broadcaster SAfm.
"In Cape Town, vaccination will start at 12 p.m."

The country has recorded more than 1.49 million coronavirus cases, the most
in Africa.


South Korea Sees Rise; Tokyo Cases Drop 
South Korea reported 621 new coronavirus cases, the most in six weeks.
Coming after the Lunar New Year holidays, officials said it was hard to
judge whether it was a temporary phenomenon or a resurgence.


Just two days ago the country scaled back social distancing restrictions in
response to a trend of declining infections.

Meanwhile, cases continued to decline in Tokyo, which reported 378
infections on Wednesday. The positivity rate and number of serious cases
also continued to drop. However, the Nikkei earlier reported that the
government has decided it won't lift the state of emergency this week,
considering the strain on the medical system.


Taiwan Says China Blocked Vaccine Purchase: CNA 
China obstructed Taiwan's planned purchase of 5 million vaccine doses from
Germany-based BioNTech, Taiwan health minister Chen Shih-chung said in a
radio interview, according to a Central News Agency report.


Beijing intervened as the Taiwanese government was about to sign a contract
with BioNTech, Chen said. With a population of nearly 24 million, Taiwan has
plans to purchase 20 million vaccine doses, approximately 5 million via the
World Health Organization-backed Covax program.


New Zealand Lifts Snap Auckland Lockdown 
Auckland's three-day lockdown will
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/new-zealand-lifts-snap-a
uckland-lockdown-as-outbreak-contained> end after authorities expressed
confidence that the latest community outbreak of Covid-19 is small and
contained.


Auckland will move to Alert Level 2 at midnight on Wednesday, allowing
schools and businesses to reopen, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said after a
cabinet meeting. The remainder of New Zealand will move to level 1, meaning
people no longer have to observe social distancing or limit the size of
gatherings.

The easing of restrictions comes even as health officials reported that
three further people have tested positive for the virus. They are all
connected to the initial three positive cases that prompted the lockdown and
are in isolation.


U.S. Hospitalizations Tumble From Peak 
U.S. hospitalizations from the coronavirus have plunged 39% from a winter
peak less than four weeks ago, data from the Department of Health and Human
Services show. The number of Covid-19 cases treated in U.S. hospitals
dropped to 70,277 as of Tuesday from 114,281 on Jan. 25.


Cases declined by an average of almost 2,000 a day since Feb. 10, with New
York, California, Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania accounting for almost half
of the national drop. In Georgia, 17% of in-patients have Covid-19, the
highest proportion of any state. Hospitalized cases there have fallen 9.7%
to 3,374 since Feb. 10.


Japan Starts Vaccination Drive 
Japan has begun its coronavirus vaccination drive, with the first frontline
medical workers receiving the Pfizer and BioNTech shot after it was
officially approved on Sunday.


The country's effort is starting at around 100 locations and focusing on a
group of about 40,000 health-care workers, half of whom will be observed
over the course of their two shots and after. Doses will then be expanded to
more medical workers.

The elderly are also being prioritized, with vaccinations for those over the
age of 65 set to start as early as April. Japan has been among the last of
developed nations to start vaccinations, although it has also weathered the
pandemic comparatively well, recording 418,000 infections and just over
7,000 deaths. Several regions in the Asia-Pacific, including South Korea,
Australia and Hong Kong, have also yet to start their inoculation programs.


Melbourne to Lift Lockdown From Midnight 
Melbourne's lockdown will be
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/melbourne-s-5-day-lockdo
wn-to-end-with-cluster-under-control> lifted from midnight after five days
after Australia's second-largest city was able to bring an outbreak of the
U.K. strain of the coronavirus under control


Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters that schools, retail
and hospitality will resume from Thursday. Offices will be allowed to return
to 50% capacity. Still, wearing masks in public will remain compulsory, and
household visits will be limited to five people.


U.S. Vaccine Deliveries Hit by Storms 
Winter storms delayed vaccine shipments to Colorado and other states from a
facility in Tennessee. More than 130,000 doses scheduled for delivery this
week were affected, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
said.


"In anticipation of the holiday weekend, Colorado requested and received
doses Friday that were originally scheduled for this week," the agency said.
"This decision helps us have enough on hand to work with providers to move
doses around to prevent cancellations."


Two French Airlines to Test Covid App 
Two French airlines, Air Caraibes and French Bee, will start a pilot study
next month of the AOKpass mobile application used to verify travelers'
Covid-19 test results. The test will include flights from Paris to overseas
territories such as Guadeloupe and Tahiti. AOKpass is currently used on
Etihad flights connecting Abu Dhabi with Paris and Pakistan.




U.S. Boosts Weekly Vaccine Supply 
The U.S. vaccine supply is
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/u-s-vaccine-supply-incre
asing-to-13-5-million-doses-per-week> increasing to 13.5 million doses per
week, up from 11 million, and the number of shots distributed through
pharmacies will double, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.


President Joe Biden's Covid-19 response coordinator, Jeff Zients, announced
the increases to governors in a conference call earlier, Psaki told
reporters at a briefing. Two million doses will be delivered to pharmacies
this week, she said, up from 1 million. The pharmacy program began Feb. 11.


J&J Seeks EU Clearance for Its Single-Dose Shot 
Johnson & Johnson sought regulatory clearance for its Covid-19 vaccine in
the European Union, on track to become the fourth shot approved in Europe
and the first that can be given as a single dose.


The European Medicines Agency said a decision could be possible by
mid-March, capping a rolling review process that started on Dec. 1 and has
allowed EMA to examine the data on the vaccine as it emerged. A European
Commission approval could follow immediately thereafter, President Ursula
von der Leyen said in a tweet.


NYC Gave out 317,000 Shots Last Week 
New York City recorded the highest number of vaccine doses administered last
week since the inoculation drive began in December, doling out more than
317,000 shots, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.


The city also released new data revealing where the vaccines have been
delivered by zip code in a bid to create a more equitable distribution. The
data showed deep disparities and presented a road map to the city on where
to target the city's vaccine efforts, de Blasio said during the briefing.

The city still has a long way to go to deliver vaccinations to its more than
8 million residents. So far, the city has administered nearly 1.3 million
total doses as of Sunday, including 870,6000 first doses. It gave out 57,000
first and second doses on Feb. 12, the highest one day of vaccinations the
city has recorded, according to Health Department data.


CDC Advisers Weigh Delaying Second Doses 


U.S. public health advisers are weighing recommendations for extending the
interval between the first and second doses of Covid-19 vaccines, a
potential strategy for quickly getting protection to more people amid the
spread of new variants.

Health officials have rejected a dose-stretching policy adopted by the U.K.
that allows up to 12 weeks between Covid shots. Most drugmakers have
concurred, saying that policies should follow the protocols used in the
shots' testing, in which the intervals were set at three or four weeks.




Biden Predicts U.S. Will Break Vaccine Goal 
"I set a big goal of administering 100 million shots in the first 100 days.
With the progress we're making I believe we'll not only reach that, we'll
break it," President Joe Biden said in a tweet.




Encouraging Data From U.K., Israel 
In the U.K., a report from the Office for National Statistics showed people
over age 80 -- a high-priority group in the country's
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-13/u-k-meets-key-vaccine-ta
rget-opening-path-to-lifting-lockdown> vaccination drive -- were the most
likely to test positive for Covid antibodies in England. The analysis
estimated that 40.9% of people in that bracket had antibodies during the
four-week period ending Feb. 1, "most likely due to the high vaccination
rate in this group."




That followed study results earlier this week from Israel's Clalit health
service provider showing a 94% drop in symptomatic cases among the
vaccinated. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed spurring Israel's
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/netanyahu-weighs-outing-
resisters-as-vaccination-drive-slows> sputtering vaccine drive by "outing"
the uninoculated.

Romania also reported significant declines in cases among the elderly and
inside hospitals after most residents in nursing homes and medical workers
were vaccinated. The hospital infection rate has dropped by 87% in recent
weeks, according to Valeriu Gheorghita, the head of the vaccination task
force.


H.K. Panel Recommends China's Sinovac 
A panel of experts recommended that Hong Kong approve a vaccine from Chinese
developer Sinovac Biotech, saying the shot -- CoronaVac -- has an efficacy
rate of 50%. The move came after the group last week postponed a decision on
the shot, saying it needed more efficacy data.

Separately, the Hong Kong government will allow venues including gyms,
beauty parlors, cinemas and theme parks to reopen from Thursday while
keeping public beaches and swimming pools closed.


 

 


 


 


 

 

 

 


 

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